574St. Mary s County Land Records, 1663-66.





             Liber B B  Mannr of Bas ford in the Province of Maryland aforesd Together
                    with all woods undrwoods wayes waters ffishing ffowleing Easements
                    profitts & Emoluments therunto belonging or in any wise apper
               [p. 529] taining To have & To hold the two hundred acres Of Land with
                    all benefitts profitts and hereditaments unto him the sd John Gold
                    smith his Heires and assignes from the day of date hereof for Ever
                    Yielding and paying therfore Yearly & every Year unto the sdsd
                    Thomas Gerard his heires or assignes two Bushells of Good sound
                    Indian Corne and one fatt Capon at the feast of the Nativity of Our
                    Blessed Saviour Or forty dayes before or after at the Mannr House
                    of St Clements aforesd & there to appear upon sumons to doe homage
                    & srvice at all Courts Leets & Courts Barrons that may or shall be
                    holden upon the sd mannor according to the Custome of England or
                    the Law of this Province, Provided that the sd John Goldsmith his
                    heires or assignes shall not let or sett the Premises or any part therof
                    to more or any more ifamilies then one there without the Consent
                    of the said Thomas Gerard his Heires or assignes and the sd Thomas
                    Gerard doth for himselfe his Heires and assignes Covenant promise
                    and Grant to & with the sd John Goldsmith his Heires and assignes
                    by these Presents that the John Goldsmith his Heires and assignes
                    shall and may peaceably and Quietly have hold and possess and Injoy
                    the sd two hundred acres of Land with the apartenants without any
                    Let Trouble eviccon or intrruption of or by him the said Thomas
                    Gerard his Heires or assignes or any person or persons Lawfully
                    claiming from by or undr him or any of them in Wittness wherof
                    the parties first above named to this present Indenture Intrchangably
                    have sett ther hands and seales dated the day and Year first above
                    written                     Tho: Gerard
                    Signed and delivered in the  the signe
                     prseflce of Justician Gerard
                        Tho: Williamson

                     Thomas Gerard Esqr did this 26th day of May Annoq dom 1663
                    deliver unto John Goldsmith possession of the within mentioned
                    Land by Livery and Seizon by Turf & Twigg in the prsence of Us
                                                   Thomas Notley
                                                   John Smith
                     I doe hereby warrant unto John Goldsmith & his heires for Ever
                    the within parcell of Land & doe bind me my heires by vertue of
                    These prsents to the same in confirmacon hereof I have hereunto
                    set my hand this the 14th day of June Anno 1663 the Intent & mean
                    ing of these prsents is that I am hereby no further bound then the
                    Extent of my Pattent from the Lord Baltemore
                    Wittness Thomas Notley         Thomas: Gerard
                       Justinian Gerard